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title: smokehouse — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «smokehouse» in the school dictionary: A building or room where meat or fish is hung and smoked over a slow fire to flavour it and keep it from going bad. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# smokehouse

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**Who acts:** fish, farm, Smoked salmon, harbour, many farms, smokehouse · **What happens:** hang, smoke, flavour, keep, go, have · **To what, where:** meat, slow fire, fire, smokehouse, old wooden smokehouse, kippers

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«smokehouse» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [smokehouse in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/smokehouse.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A building or room where meat or fish is hung and smoked over a slow fire to flavour it and keep it from going bad.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smokehouse:m1:1
# text = A building or room where meat or fish is hung and smoked over a slow fire to flavour it and keep it from going bad.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
6	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	hung	hang	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	smoked	smoke	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	_
13	over	over	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	flavour	flavour	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	conj	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	_
23	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
24	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	21	advcl	_	_
25	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | present · passive |  | meat or fish |  |  |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **smoke** | participle |  |  |  | a slow fire |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **flavour** | to-infinitive |  | fire |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **keep** | infinitive |  | fire |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 5 | **go** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fish hung in the smokehouse for two days.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smokehouse:x1:1
# text = The fish hung in the smokehouse for two days.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hung	hang	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	smokehouse	smokehouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | past | the fish |  |  | the smokehouse | day |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in smokehouse=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa's farm had an old wooden smokehouse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smokehouse:x2:1
# text = Grandpa's farm had an old wooden smokehouse.
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	smokehouse	smokehouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Grandpa's farm | a old wooden smokehouse |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smokehouse=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Smoked salmon comes from a smokehouse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smokehouse:x3:1
# text = Smoked salmon comes from a smokehouse.
1	Smoked	smoke	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	salmon	salmon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	smokehouse	smokehouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smoke** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **come** | present | Smoked salmon |  |  | a smokehouse |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from smokehouse=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The kippers were made in a smokehouse by the harbour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smokehouse:x4:1
# text = The kippers were made in a smokehouse by the harbour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kippers	kipper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	smokehouse	smokehouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	harbour	harbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive | the harbour | the kippers |  | a smokehouse |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset subject=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Before fridges, many farms had a smokehouse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smokehouse:x5:1
# text = Before fridges, many farms had a smokehouse.
1	Before	before	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	fridges	fridge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	farms	farm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	smokehouse	smokehouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | many farms | a smokehouse |  |  | before fridges |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smokehouse=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The smokehouse smelled of oak smoke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:smokehouse:x6:1
# text = The smokehouse smelled of oak smoke.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	smokehouse	smokehouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	smelled	smell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | past | the smokehouse |  |  |  |  | of oak smoke | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of smoke=Theme |

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